Yellow Gold is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #417bff |
| Complementary Color | #0039be |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Yellow Gold Color. The Mesozoic Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bark Sawdust (#ab9004) for more calm effect. Try Immortelle Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0039be is the best complementary color to Yellow Gold. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #be8400 complementary color is Cobalt, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pirate Gold are #be2500 and #98be00. Thus found on the left and right of #be8400 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Milano Red and Pistachio colors as they work well with Yellow Gold.
The split-complementary Yellow Gold palette consists of #2400be and #0098be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0039be). Try Dark Blue and Pacific Blue colors in combination with #be8400, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #be8400 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Yellow Gold. Thus Purple and Caribbean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Yellow Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cobalt, Malachite, and Flirt split by 90° on the color wheel. #be8400 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Yellow Gold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0039be) and two others. The Caribbean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monza – 120° from the complementary Cobalt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00be83 and #be003a.
In a RGB color space, hex #be8400 is made of 59% red, 41% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Yellow Gold has a hue angle of 41.68°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #be8400 is made of 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 74.51% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #be8400 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,132,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 41%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.75, 74.51, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(41.68,100%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.68,100%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.3883,13.5294,64.9423) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4865,27.4497,3.7442) |